PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JP Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Sazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alcano
vs
Sazuki

178 cm
25
153 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

178 cm
20
149 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, JP Alcano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Sazuki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alcano shoots in and drives through. Sazuki sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sazuki, right into the meat.
Sazuki is looking to clinch.
Alcano lands a jab-cross combination.
Sazuki wants to clinch.
Sazuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Sazuki is rocked!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alcano - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Alcano clinches.
Sazuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sazuki looking to throw knees to the head but Alcano is blocking nicely.

Alcano works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Alcano advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki dodges the ground and pound from Alcano.

Alcano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alcano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Alcano is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Sazuki is trying to escape and Alcano transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Sazuki is forced to tap! Nice work there by Alcano! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). JP Alcano!